I have to adapt. Some people are totally hands off, others want a sense of control. Neither one is right or wrong, leaders need to adapt to those around them.

Why do you think leaders get overwhelmed?

A lot of good leaders are creative people. They’re driven and have an idea.

I think that there’s a drivenness in those that have the ability to start a ministry or an organization. I find the reason that we get overwhelmed is because we get our hands involved in so many things.

We hear that we need to have a social media presence. Or that we should be growing and watching videos and constantly learning. We should be reading a book a week or a book a month.

The question becomes: How do I find the time to read or go to networking events or sit and create things?

Trying to be everywhere and do everything is overwhelming. I’ve been there as well. What can we do to lighten that load?

Well, automation in life and business. It’s pretty important.

Most of us feel that we have to have a presence on all the social media channels. Though some social media practices are to pick one or two and you truly engage on that channel. And the others you just throw content out there to have a presence.

Do you have any tips on becoming a more productive leader?

I think that we have so many distractions, there’s so much input coming into our lives through our cell phones and notifications, that if we could learn how to control those inputs and put it into one central place, it helps.

We don’t need notifications popping up for every new email that comes in. We don’t need to know about the latest Facebook message.

What do you wish you would have known about leadership 10 years ago?

One thing that I’ve discovered as I’m leading my own business now is that leadership is lonely. There are times leaders have to shoulder decisions that are more difficult than they realize.

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